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St. John Coptic Orthodox Church was founded in 1988 by a group of Copts who moved eastward from Los Angeles into the San Gabriel Valley area. Services were held in a rented church and a school in West Covina until the present parcel of land was purchased in 1990. Through the grace of God in 2004, the congregation built a large church in the ...
Services were held in a rented church and a school in West Covina until the present parcel of land was purchased in 1990. In 2004, the congregation built a large church in the modern Coptic style and His Holiness Pope Shenouda III – the 117th Pope of Alexandria – consecrated the church the same year.
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The current holder of this position is Pope Tawadros II, who was selected as the 118th pope on November 18, 2012. Following the traditions of the church, the pope is chairman and head of the Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria. The Holy Synod is the highest authority in the Church of Alexandria, which has between 12 and ...
He served at Saint Georgeos & Saint Anthony Church in Cairo (Heliopolis), Egypt from 1981 to 1989. In 1989 H.H. Pope Shenouda III asked him to serve at Saint John Coptic Orthodox Church in Covina, California. Father Augustinos Ragheb Hanna was born in 1935. He earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Law from the University of Cairo Law School in 1957.
On Sunday, March 16, 2014, His Grace Bishop Serapion along with the priests and congregation of St. John Coptic Orthodox Church unveiled a permanent dedication in honor of the Thrice-Blessed Pope Shenouda III at the corner of Cienega Ave and Valley Center Ave in Covina, California.
Alexanderos. Alexandria, Egypt. On 18 November 325 AD, St. Alexandros, 19th Pope & Patriarch of Alexandria attended the 1st Ecumenical Council at Nicaea, and was accompanied by his Archdeacon, St. Athanasius the Apostolic. 5 May 328. – 15 May 373. (45 years) St. Athanasius the Apostolic.
Coptic Orthodox Church in the United States - Diocese of Los Angeles, Southern California and Hawaii. Head Priest: Fr. Gawargious Atalla Kolta, Priest: Fr. Shenouda Roshdy Ghattas. Address: 21329 E Cienega Ave, Covina, California, CA 91724, United States
